More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Argentina's five Copa Libertadores group stage representatives all started their qualification efforts this week – and all with rather frustrating results. There were goalless draws all round on Tuesday: Godoy Cruz got a creditable one at home to Olimpia of Paraguay, San Lorenzo visited Melgar of Peru, where both teams absolutely stank the place out,... Continue Reading →
Alianza Lima v River Plate (Wednesday, 19:30 local time/EST, 21:30 ART, 00:30 Thursday GMT) The euphoria of the epic extra-time victory at ‘home’ in the Bernabéu back in December is gone if certainly not forgotten, given the identity of their opponents in that match, for River Plate. The hard work of defending their Copa Libertadores... Continue Reading →
The first small Argentine success of this year's continental football occurred on Tuesday night, when Banfield visited Quito to take on 2016 finalists Independiente Del Valle (who aren't from Quito, but whose own stadium isn't big enough to host CONMEBOL matches). The first leg ended 1-1 last week, and Banfield struck first tonight thanks to... Continue Reading →
Four links here, three audio and one written. It's just under a week since River Plate players were attacked with home-made pepper spray by a Boca Juniors barra brava, causing the cancellation of the second half of their Copa Libertadores last sixteen superclásico, and Boca's disqualification from the tournament (as well as first degree burns to four... Continue Reading →
They took their sweet time announcing it, but CONMEBOL finally tweeted the above photograph on Saturday night, confirming that Boca Juniors have been disqualified from this year's Copa Libertadores after the acid spray attack on River Plate's team prior to the second half of Thursday night's last sixteen second leg. As well as the expulsion... Continue Reading →
I can't quite work out how to start here, so let's just dive in, as I don't plan on this being a long post. It's been a bad day for Argentine football; on Thursday morning, Banfield youngster Emiliano Ortega died from a head injury he'd picked up last week playing on loan for lower division... Continue Reading →
Unlike last week's first leg, TV Pública have realised before kick off that they're not allowed to broadcast outside Argentina for the second leg of this Copa Libertadores last sixteen tie between Boca Juniors and River Plate (River have a 1-0 advantage from the first leg), so your options for a stream this evening are... Continue Reading →
River Plate and Boca Juniors met in the first leg of their last sixteen tie in the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night, and it was far from a classic - as most superclásicos in fact tend to be. Neither as bad-tempered as the derby often gets, nor as free-flowing and end-to-end as a properly good normal... Continue Reading →
The second part of May's Superclásico Trilogy is almost upon us, as River Plate host Boca Juniors in the last sixteen of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club competition. In Argentina, this match is being screened free to air by TV Pública, who have a live stream of their channel 24 hours a day -... Continue Reading →
Thursday evening brought the conclusion of Group 5 and a key match in Group 2 of the 2015 Copa Libertadores, and with the results of those games, one of the last 16 ties is now known. The Libertadores knockout stages are seeded, with the best group winner playing the worst runner-up, second best winner playing second... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 